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How to install Flutter, Dart and an IDE

Flutter SDK (Dart included), Android Studio or Xcode, and VS Code. Steps for Windows, Linux and macOS.

14 November 2026 · 1 min read

Windows

  1. Download the Flutter SDK and extract it to C:\src\flutter.
  2. Add Flutter to PATH: search "Environment Variables", edit Path, add C:\src\flutter\bin.
  3. Confirm the installation: flutter doctor
  4. Download Android Studio and install it.
  5. Download Visual Studio Code and install it.
  6. In VS Code, install the Flutter and Dart extensions.

Linux

  1. Download the Flutter SDK.
  2. Extract it: tar xf ~/Downloads/flutter_linux_*.tar.xz
  3. Add it to PATH in ~/.bashrc: export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/flutter/bin"
  4. Install the dependencies: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install git curl unzip
  5. Confirm the installation: flutter doctor
  6. Install VS Code and add the Flutter extension.

macOS

  1. Download the Flutter SDK.
  2. Extract it: unzip ~/Downloads/flutter_macos_*.zip
  3. Add it to PATH in ~/.zshrc: export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/flutter/bin"
  4. Confirm the installation: flutter doctor
  5. Install Xcode from the Mac App Store or developer.apple.com.
  6. Install the command line tools: xcode-select --install
  7. Install Visual Studio Code with the Flutter and Dart extensions.

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